GALWAY FESTIVAL 2019 [JULY 29th -- AUG 4th] -- DAY THREE WEDNESDAY

DAY THREE
The Galway festival is off with a bang, after the first couple of days results we are a little behind on -5pts for Mr D Weld with JP O'Brien on -9.75pts for their selections and -14.75 points overall. The third day begins in the early evening again the opening fixtures will begin at 5:10pm with a 2m 5f maiden hurdle, but the feature race this afternoon is the Grade A Galway Plate over 2m 6f which will get underway at 7:20pm. 

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As mentioned on day one our recent years we have focused on the horses from trainer Dermot Weld and we will continue to track his progress this week though we might also offer one or two other selections in particular the feature races if no Weld runner is declared. And NEW for this season we intend to follow the success of JP O'Brien who often has a nice priced winner and seems to have taken well to training and has the ability to be as good as his father in time.

Going -- NH -- Good ; Flat -- Good to Yielding

Weather Forecast -- A high of 17C with a chance of a few showers later as it has been so far this week.  

DAY THREE SELECTIONS;

5:10 - Tote Supporting Irish Racing Since 1930 Maiden Hurdle

2m 5f 11y  [14 Runners]

DAYS WITHOUT END  [D Weld].  2nd 7/2

5.40 -- Tote Proud Sponsor Of The Galway Races Handicap Hurdle

2m 5f 11y  [23 Runners]

AIR SUPREMANCY  [JP O'Brien]  10th 25/1

WEST COAST TIME  [JP O'Brien].  Non Runner

6:10 - Sign Up For A Tote Account Irish Ebf Mares Handicap Hurdle

2m 110y  [22 Runners]

No Selections here.

6.45 - Play The Tote Trifecta (Q.R.) Maiden

1m 4f 43y  [21 Runners]

HASANKEY  [D Weld].  3rd 10/1

7:20 - thetote.com Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade A)

2m 6f 111y  [25 Runners]

No entries for either JP O'Brien or Dermot Weld for this the big race of the day and indeed the week really, so will be looking elsewhere for selections amongst the 25 declared runners. Suppose we should start with Gordon Elliott who has trained 2 of the last 3 winners here, MENGLI KHAN  [9th 12/1] and BARRA  [14th 14/1] both in the colours of Michael O'Leary (Gigginstown Stud) look the pick of his entries. 

Willie Mullins has a trio of runners with YORKHILL the one of interest in the place market, but plenty of quality coming over from the UK too and Paul Nicholls might be able to take this with BLACK CORTON and Bryony Frost.  2nd 12/1

8:00 -- Bet With The Tote At The Galway Races Handicap
1m 123y  [13 Runners]
COLFER ME  [JP O'Brien]  11th 25/1
COSMIC HORIZON  [JP O'Brien]   3rd 9/2
FROSTY BEACH  [D Weld].   6th 12/1

8:30 -- Play The Tote Superfecta Handicap (60-80)
2m 110y  [16 Runners]
STRONHOLD  [JP O'Brien]  12th 16/1
GREY WATERS  [JP O'Brien]. 9th  14/1

Day Three results; 

Will be updated on Wednesday night.

D Weld 3pts staked today     Returns today - 0pts.
p/l for week    -8.00 after Day 3
JP O'Brien 6pts staked today    Returns today - 1pts.
p/l for week       -14.75 after Day 3

Overall week p/l to date   -22.75 after Day 3

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Results to update later tonight, and Day Four should be ready by then, not forgetting our other updates this week from the 'Glorious' Goodwood meeting.